Tools: Slavery
Tools: Slavery
Editorial history
Created 04/05/2015 by CSG
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Ships & Timeline
1648
1649
Nostra Seignora de Rosario
Portuguese owned ship. Arrived in Bahia, Brasil, in 1649 with 300 negro slaves[1]
1650
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1651
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1652
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1653
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1654
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1655
The ffreindship
The ffreindshipp of London (Master: Thomas Hyatt) departed London for Guinea and thence to Barbados and back to London on April 3rd 1655.
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1656
The Lyon and the Providence
Owners of the ship were James Bridgeman, Thomas Preston and company. Some of the freighters were Alderman William Thomson and Maurice Thomson. The ship was intended for a voyage from London to Guinea, thence to the East Indies, thence to Dantzig, and back to London.[3]
The Sarah
Owners of ship were Thomas Thompson Captaine Wildy and Companie Merchants of London. Freighter of the ship was Robert Lewellin, merchant of London. Planned voyage from London to "the parts of Guinney", thence to Barbados, and back to London.[4] Ship was laded at London in January 1656 with cargo of "Copper barres, iron, and [?bowdges]" to be transportedd to Guinea and bartered and disposed of "for Negroes to be thence in the said shipp carried and conveighed to Barbadoes or Virginia there to bee sould and disposed of for the proper accompt and benefitt of the said Robert Lewellin".[5]
The Sarah arrived on coast of Guinea on May 1st 1656, where 158 negro slaves were procured near Cape de Lopes. On August 2nd 1656 the Sarah was seized by two Dutch ships off the Guinea coasr, both uner the command of John Scroll, said to be a Dutchman of the United Provinces.[6]
The Rapahannacke
Owners of the ship were John Jefferies, Thomas Colclough and others. The ship set out from London in December 1655 towards Guinea, and thence to Virginia, before returning to London. She carried a cargo of "Silesia linnens, callicoes, perpetuana's, iron, tinsell, scarlett cloath, bo[?w]dges and other goods", to be bartered away for negro slaves.[7]
The he Rapahannacke was seized by two Dutch ships under the command of John Scroll in September 1656, whilst off the coast of Guinea and sailing towards Cape Lopes.[8] At the time of her seizure, the ship had 50 negro slaves on board her, who allegedly were worth between £20 and £30 each at the Barbados.[9]
1657
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1658
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1659
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